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Rachel Dolezal is ready to help people discover themselves ... at least, sexually.

The ex-local NAACP Prez -- who made major headlines years back in a race controversy for posing as a Black woman -- told the Daily Mail she's on her way to becoming a sex coach.

We guess it makes sense ... ever since RD became a pariah when she was exposed as a white woman who identified as an African American woman, she turned to OnlyFans to make ends meet.

Finally, some good news for Richard Simmons' estate ... his longtime Hollywood Hills pad has finally found a buyer after one seriously exhausting run on the market.

The late fitness icon's 4-bed, 5-bath mansion just went under contract ... for a massive $5.799 million ... meaning the new owners will be living large above the Sunset Strip once the deal is officially finalized.

The place comes stacked with luxury perks too -- gated motor court, swimming pool, fancy formal entryway -- pretty much everything you'd expect from an old-school celeb compound in the hills.

Wesley Edens -- co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks -- was allegedly extorted for over $1 billion.

Prosecutors say Edens hooked up with Changli "Sophia" Luo -- who founded the One World Initiative Advocacy nonprofit group -- back in 2023, and she later threatened to publicize videos and photos of them having sex.

They claim she kept threatening him for months ... even contacting his family and saying she was going to go to his investors.

President Trump's media company took a huge loss in the first quarter ... to the tune of over $405 million.

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the parent company for Trump's social media platform Truth Social, reported a $405,900,000 net loss in the first three months of 2026 ... according to a company earnings report.

For the first quarter, Trump Media says they had $871,200 in net sales ... up 6% year over year.

Fresh off his highly successful Coachella performances, Justin Bieber performed another show -- but this time the audience was some of the most powerful people in Hollywood and tech.

JB played a shortened set this week at Jeffrey Katzenberg's WNDR conference -- his annual, super exclusive bash for Fortune 100 CEOs, tech entrepreneurs, and celebs at the Rosewood Miramar in Montecito ... according to Puck's Dylan Byers

No word on which songs Justin performed -- there are only a few snaps from inside the event -- but folks online are claiming his set was about 30 minutes ... and he also reportedly did a Q&A with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, titled "Every Question Answered."

Hailey Bieber dreamed it and said it ... she says she manifested a $1 billion sale price for her beauty brand.

The girl boss sat down for a recent interview with TIME and explained how she got a 10-figure sale price for Rhode.

Hailey says she put the $1 billion sales figure out in the universe, constantly telling herself out loud that's what she would sell for ... and not a penny less.

Bob Chapek dreamed it, and then he did it ... the former Disney CEO just unloaded his Los Angeles estate.

Real estate sources tell TMZ ... Bob's mansion just closed for $13 million ... about 4 months after he put it on the market.

The place is 10,000 square feet with 6 bedrooms ... and it's decked out with a home theater fit for a Disney screening.

Justin Baldoni's lawyers say he and the other defendants in Blake Lively's lawsuit can't be held responsible for her businesses going belly up ... because she's not a marvelous mogul.

The two sides were in court Tuesday to discuss pretrial issues ... and, damages came up --specifically, Lively arguing Baldoni and others damaged her public reputation, which caused her brands to take a beating.

Baldoni's lawyers disagreed, firing back that Blake has a poor track record of running businesses ... and companies like her liquor brand Betty Buzz failed because people just don't like her.

Things might be a bit unwell in Alex Cooper's world ... she and her husband, Matt Kaplan, reportedly skipped an all-hands meeting at their company Unwell following recent gripes about his behavior, employee turnover, and more.

Unwell's chief marketing officer, T.J. Marchetti, hosted the meeting and "discussed the continued expansion of the company’s leadership team as well as plans to grow the business" ... but nothing about Kaplan's behavior, Bloomberg reports. Marchetti did reportedly acknowledge the employee turnover, but seemed optimistic, reportedly assuring staff their employee departure rate is lower than other startups.

TMZ has reached out to Alex's rep for comment ... so far, no word back.

The ball is in Jill Zarin's pickleball court ... because a lawsuit has just been filed against her and her boyfriend, Gary Brody.

Noah Springer is suing Zarin, Brody and GNG Enterprises ... with Springer claiming he invested $500K back in 2022 in exchange for a 25% share of a company called Pickle Pro Labs, LLC. He says he was promised a monthly salary of $5K while he and the company developed a machine called the Go-No-Go.

Around May 2024, Springer says he stopped getting paid ... and, around the same time, he claims Zarin and Brody founded GNG Enterprises -- a new company -- without his knowledge.

It's the end of an Apple era ... the company announced Monday that Tim Cook will be stepping down as CEO.

TC will still be involved with the tech giant ... moving into a new role as executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors.

SVP of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will be stepping into Tim's shoes as CEO starting in September.

According to Apple, Steve Jobs' successor will still help with "certain aspects" of Apple as executive chairman ... like "engaging with policymakers around the world."

Lamar Odom spent time in Africa with his girlfriend, Rachel Bradley ... and TMZ has video of their epic adventure involving watching gorillas and meeting with local politicians.

The athlete and his arm candy flew to Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, for the presidential election with friends, former NBA stars D.J. Mbenga and Trevor Ariza. 

Lamar and his pals hung out with Rodrigue Nguesso, who works with high-ranking officials, and they stayed for the election on March 15. 

Erica Rose is feeling good ... because she's got some big things going on in her personal and professional life right now.

We caught up with "The Bachelor" alum in Beverly Hills ... after a check-up with Dr. Payman Danielpour on her new boob job ... and she tells us she is BUSTing with joy over her Motiva implants.

The reality TV personality and lawyer tells us ... she wanted a boob job because she was feeling a little flat after breastfeeding her two daughters. So bada bing, bada boom -- new boobs!

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' newbie Pinky Cole rushed to bankruptcy court after she claims a creditor seized one of her investment homes and changed the locks ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Pinky said she owns a fancy property in Georgia -- a 6-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 2,814-square-foot home in the city of Loganville, about an hour east of Atlanta.

As TMZ previously reported, Pinky -- who is the founder of Slutty Vegan and several other businesses -- filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year.

If sex sells, Sydney Sweeney is rolling in dough ... the actress absolutely slays in a super sexy shoot for her lingerie line, SYRN -- and we have video!

Watch the clip ... Sydney poses seductively in a revealing lace number while teasing fans with a come-hither stare.

In one shot, Syd finds the perfect place to keep her popcorn warm at the movies.

As you know ... Sydney announced the new lingerie line earlier this year after scaling the iconic Hollywood sign and decorating it with bras in a legally dicey move.

"The Happiest Place on Earth" was the scene of a scary incident Wednesday evening ... when a fleet of police vehicles rushed to Disneyland in Anaheim, California after receiving a flood of bogus calls claiming there was an active mass shooting at the theme park.

According to KTLA-TV, dozens of patrol cruisers descended on the grounds of the theme park ... only to determine the calls to be another instance of "swatting."

"Swatting" is the term commonly used to describe a criminal hoax in which callers report false emergencies that prompt a response from a police department's SWAT Teams.